diff --git a/avocado/core/test.py b/avocado/core/test.py
index 894997c3d055990b76f5a372561d99292feb1fea..99bdc165682f1d33e057f4c2c7f9b8068f981e24 100644
--- a/avocado/core/test.py
+++ b/avocado/core/test.py
@@ -300,17 +300,6 @@ class Test(unittest.TestCase):
         """
         pass
 
-    def runTest(self):
-        """
-        Actual test payload. Must be implemented by tests.
-
-        In case of an existing test suite wrapper, it'll execute the suite,
-        or perform a series of operations, and based in the results of the
-        operations decide if the test pass (let the test complete) or fail
-        (raise a test related exception).
-        """
-        pass
-
     def tearDown(self):
         """
         Cleanup stage after the runTest is done.
@@ -345,11 +334,9 @@ class Test(unittest.TestCase):
                    'Actual:\n%s\nExpected:\n%s' % (actual, expected))
             self.assertEqual(expected, actual, msg)
 
-    def run(self, result=None):
+    def _run_avocado(self):
         """
-        Run test method, for compatibility with unittest.TestCase.
-
-        :result: Unused param, compatibiltiy with :class:`unittest.TestCase`.
+        Auxiliary method to run_avocado.
         """
         testMethod = getattr(self, self._testMethodName)
         self.start_logging()
@@ -437,7 +424,7 @@ class Test(unittest.TestCase):
         os.environ['AVOCADO_TEST_OUTPUTDIR'] = self.outputdir
         os.environ['AVOCADO_TEST_SYSINFODIR'] = self.sysinfodir
 
-    def run_avocado(self, result=None):
+    def run_avocado(self):
         """
         Wraps the run method, for execution inside the avocado runner.
 
@@ -446,7 +433,7 @@ class Test(unittest.TestCase):
         self._setup_environment_variables()
         try:
             self.tag_start()
-            self.run(result)
+            self._run_avocado()
         except exceptions.TestBaseException, detail:
             self.status = detail.status
             self.fail_class = detail.__class__.__name__
diff --git a/examples/tests/skiponsetup.py b/examples/tests/skiponsetup.py
index ae8b8e04768c76cdd89204a4621e6c9d4360cc04..1067f44fca46a600045c69eb860ce9d5a2ae25a4 100644
--- a/examples/tests/skiponsetup.py
+++ b/examples/tests/skiponsetup.py
@@ -16,5 +16,11 @@ class SkipOnSetupTest(Test):
         """
         self.skip('This should end with SKIP.')
 
+    def test_wont_be_executed(self):
+        """
+        This won't get to be executed, given that setUp calls .skip().
+        """
+        pass
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
diff --git a/selftests/all/unit/avocado/jsonresult_unittest.py b/selftests/all/unit/avocado/jsonresult_unittest.py
index 29d12c298667ccb37ef311e29d0b62cd64ddf3d0..2186a18378c080ad31ea7501dde1cd3d34fc84b3 100644
--- a/selftests/all/unit/avocado/jsonresult_unittest.py
+++ b/selftests/all/unit/avocado/jsonresult_unittest.py
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ class _Stream(object):
 class JSONResultTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
+
+        class SimpleTest(Test):
+
+            def runTest(self):
+                pass
+
         self.tmpfile = tempfile.mkstemp()
         self.tmpdir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
         args = argparse.Namespace(json_output=self.tmpfile[1])
@@ -49,7 +55,7 @@ class JSONResultTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.test_result = jsonresult.JSONTestResult(stream, args)
         self.test_result.filename = self.tmpfile[1]
         self.test_result.start_tests()
-        self.test1 = Test(job=job.Job(), base_logdir=self.tmpdir)
+        self.test1 = SimpleTest(job=job.Job(), base_logdir=self.tmpdir)
         self.test1.status = 'PASS'
         self.test1.time_elapsed = 1.23
 
diff --git a/selftests/all/unit/avocado/test_unittest.py b/selftests/all/unit/avocado/test_unittest.py
index 897e157a2d4d5868e7923d4ec8158d7981d4738a..172af868fb41a2cdf44b56c16f80e11cf5db0380 100644
--- a/selftests/all/unit/avocado/test_unittest.py
+++ b/selftests/all/unit/avocado/test_unittest.py
@@ -36,26 +36,11 @@ class TestClassTest(unittest.TestCase):
                 self.assertTrue(variable)
                 self.whiteboard = 'foo'
 
-        class EmptyTest(test.Test):
-
-            """
-            I don't have runTest() defined!
-            """
-            pass
-
         self.base_logdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='avocado_test_unittest')
         self.tst_instance_pass = AvocadoPass(base_logdir=self.base_logdir)
         self.tst_instance_pass.run_avocado()
         self.tst_instance_pass_new = AvocadoPass(base_logdir=self.base_logdir)
         self.tst_instance_pass_new.run_avocado()
-        self.tst_instance_empty = EmptyTest(base_logdir=self.base_logdir)
-        self.tst_instance_empty.run_avocado()
-
-    def testRunTest(self):
-        self.assertEqual(self.tst_instance_empty.runTest(), None)
-
-    def testRunAvocado(self):
-        self.assertEqual(self.tst_instance_empty.status, 'PASS')
 
     def testClassAttributesName(self):
         self.assertEqual(self.tst_instance_pass.name, 'AvocadoPass')
diff --git a/selftests/all/unit/avocado/xunit_unittest.py b/selftests/all/unit/avocado/xunit_unittest.py
index a1476dc95d1aeaba28e89efc83409ab57ac9a2f8..79f52fa3496714edf936f0c8a71d65b8901dc074 100644
--- a/selftests/all/unit/avocado/xunit_unittest.py
+++ b/selftests/all/unit/avocado/xunit_unittest.py
@@ -45,13 +45,19 @@ class _Stream(object):
 class xUnitSucceedTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
+
+        class SimpleTest(Test):
+
+            def runTest(self):
+                pass
+
         self.tmpfile = tempfile.mkstemp()
         self.tmpdir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
         args = argparse.Namespace()
         args.xunit_output = self.tmpfile[1]
         self.test_result = xunit.xUnitTestResult(stream=_Stream(), args=args)
         self.test_result.start_tests()
-        self.test1 = Test(job=job.Job(), base_logdir=self.tmpdir)
+        self.test1 = SimpleTest(job=job.Job(), base_logdir=self.tmpdir)
         self.test1.status = 'PASS'
         self.test1.time_elapsed = 1.23